ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,682, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Scepaniak IP Holdings LLC (Waite Park, Minn.).
"Roof edge safety system" was invented by Kurtis D. Scepaniak (Cold Spring, Minn.), Michael S. Marquette (Melrose, Minn.) and Travis M. Marquette (Bowlus, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An edge safety system comprises at least one edge safety support and a tensioned cable. The edge safety support comprises an edge clamp having a first contact, and a bifurcated clamp leg supporting a second contact and a third contact opposed to said first contact. A clamp driver is configured to generate a clamping force. A standard has a first terminus and is ...